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Self Destruction Blues
Compilation album by Hanoi Rocks
ReleasedNovember 13 1982
Recorded1980–1982
Genre
Length40:41
LabelJohanna Kustannus, Lick Records
Producer"The Muddy Twins" (Andy McCoy and Michael Monroe)
Hanoi Rocks chronology
Oriental Beat
(1982) 		Self Destruction Blues
(1982) 		Back to Mystery City
(1983)
Singles from Self Destruction Blues
  1. "I Want You"
    Released: November 1980
  2. "Desperados"
    Released: November 1981
  3. "Dead by X-Mas"
    Released: December 1981
  4. "Love's an Injection"
    Released: 1982
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Self Destruction Blues is the third album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1982. Although often listed as a studio album, Self Destruction Blues is a compilation of singles and B-sides that the band recorded in 1981 and 1982. None of the tracks on Self Destruction Blues, however, appear on their previous albums. Guns N' Roses were rumoured to have recorded a cover version of "Beer and a Cigarette" for their 1993 release "The Spaghetti Incident?". Of note is the fact that although Gyp Casino plays on the LP, his replacement Razzle actually appears on the cover.

"Dead by X-Mas" has been covered by the Japanese hardcore band The Piass in 1994, and the British electro group Sohodolls in 2007.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love's an Injection"Andy McCoy3:26
2."I Want You"Andy McCoy3:14
3."Café Avenue"Andy McCoy3:22
4."Nothing New"Andy McCoy3:19
5."Kill City Kills"Andy McCoy, Ralf Örn4:27
6."Self Destruction Blues"Andy McCoy2:44
7."Beer and a Cigarette"Andy McCoy3:21
8."Whispers in the Dark"Andy McCoy, Grant, Ian Vincent3:34
9."Taxi Driver"Andy McCoy4:16
10."Desperados"Andy McCoy3:59
11."Problem Child"Andy McCoy2:01
12."Dead by X-Mas"Andy McCoy2:58
2013 Japanese remastered edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."In The Year '79 (It's Too Late)"Andy McCoy2:16
14."Love's An Injection" (demo)Andy McCoy3:04
15."Black Sabbath" (featuring Razzle on vocals & Michael on drums. Black Sabbath cover)Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward4:02

Personnel

Hanoi Rocks
Additional musicians
  • Razzle – vocals on track 15
  • Keimo Hirvonen – drums on track 2 and 5

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 28

References

  1. "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck". Consequence of Sound. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. Raggett, Ned. "Self Destruction Blues – Hanoi Rocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  4. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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